Qualcomm opens office in Cairo

Qualcomm has announced the opening of a new branch office in Cairo. The office, located in the Nile Towers, will serve as a hub for Qualcomm’s North Africa business interests and will provide support for device manufacturers, network operators, retailers, distributors and mobile application developers that are driving Egypt’s fast growing mobile industry.

Despite recent political unrest, Egypt’s telecom sector remains strong and today features some of Africa’s most advanced mobile networks and services. According to the Ministry of Communications & Information (MCIT),the country has more than 90 million subscribers, following year-on-year growth of 27 per cent, and Egypt has reached subscriber saturation levels of 112 per cent.

Qualcomm has a global office network spanning approximately 175 locations worldwide.